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Working On 'Act East' Policy With An 'Act Fast' Approach: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually addressed the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Sikkim's statehood, reaffirming his government's commitment to balanced regional development through the 'Act East' policy with an 'Act fast' approach.
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Tourists Stranded After Sudden Snowfall In East Sikkim Rescued
Several tourists stranded between Tsomgo Lake and Thegu in East Sikkim after a hailstorm and snowfall were successfully evacuated on Monday, officials said.
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Army Defuses Bomb Swept Away From Ammunition Depot In Sikkim Flood 10 Months Ago
A bomb, swept away from the Army's ammunition depot at Bardang in East Sikkim district during a flood around 10 months ago, was defused on Thursday, the police said.
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2 Army Soldiers Killed In East Sikkim While Travelling In Vehicle
Two jawans travelling in a vehicle died in the line of duty in East Sikkim, the Indian Army informed on Tuesday late evening.
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Not Just The North, Heavy Rain Is Causing Floods In Parts Of East, Northeast
Intense rain has caused landslides and floods in several areas of Assam, Sikkim and north Bengal, even as authorities have stepped up rescue and relief operations.
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23 Students Injured As School Bus Overturns In Sikkim
At least 26 people including 23 students were injured when a school bus carrying them overturned in East Sikkim district on Thursday, police said.
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Army Rescues 30 Tourists Stranded In Sikkim's High-Altitude Areas
Indian Army has rescued 30 tourists, including elderly women and children, who were stranded in high-altitude areas of East Sikkim, officials said on Tuesday.
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Rescue Operations Resume At Avalanche Site In Sikkim
Officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today resumed the rescue operation on Jawaharlal Nehru road in East Sikkim, where a massive avalanche came yesterday, claiming the lives of at least seven people
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Sikkim Avalanche Area 9th Most Vulnerable To Landslides In India
Sikkim's East District, which witnessed a massive avalanche that claimed several lives on Tuesday, ranks ninth in landslide density and risk exposure among all districts in the country.
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100 Students In Sikkim Suffer Severe Skin Infections Due To Nairobi Flies
Around 100 students of an engineering college in East Sikkim suffered severe skin infections after coming in contact with Nairobi flies, officials said on Tuesday.
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22 Students From Ranchi Injured As Bus Overturns In Sikkim: Police
Twenty-two college students from Ranchi were injured when their bus overturned in East Sikkim on Tuesday, police said.
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IAF Deploys Apache Choppers To Guard Borders With China In Sikkim
The Indian Air Force (IAF), in a first, on Thursday deployed its most advanced Apache fighter helicopters in Sikkim, a frontier state with China. Two of four districts in Sikkim - North and East Sikkim - share boundaries with China along the eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control, along with Arunachal Pradesh.
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In 3 Years, China Doubled Its Air Bases, Air Defences And Heliports Along India Frontier: Report
The 2017 Doklam crisis which played out between China and India in a part of Bhutan located east of Sikkim ''appears to have shifted China's strategic objectives, with China more than doubling its total number of air bases, air defence positions and heliports near the Indian border over the past three years".
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Three Sisters, Out For Picnic, Drown In River In East Sikkim
A man and his two sisters drowned in a river in East Sikkim's Dikchu where they had gone for a picnic, police said on Monday.
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Landslides Damage Dam In Sikkim, Snap Road Links
Heavy rains for the past one week have triggered a series of landslides snapping road links at several places between Gangtok and North Sikkim bordering China, and causing major damage to a dam of the NHPC in the East District, officials said on Saturday.
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Working On 'Act East' Policy With An 'Act Fast' Approach: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually addressed the 50th-anniversary celebrations of Sikkim's statehood, reaffirming his government's commitment to balanced regional development through the 'Act East' policy with an 'Act fast' approach.
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Tourists Stranded After Sudden Snowfall In East Sikkim Rescued
Several tourists stranded between Tsomgo Lake and Thegu in East Sikkim after a hailstorm and snowfall were successfully evacuated on Monday, officials said.
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Army Defuses Bomb Swept Away From Ammunition Depot In Sikkim Flood 10 Months Ago
A bomb, swept away from the Army's ammunition depot at Bardang in East Sikkim district during a flood around 10 months ago, was defused on Thursday, the police said.
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2 Army Soldiers Killed In East Sikkim While Travelling In Vehicle
Two jawans travelling in a vehicle died in the line of duty in East Sikkim, the Indian Army informed on Tuesday late evening.
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Not Just The North, Heavy Rain Is Causing Floods In Parts Of East, Northeast
Intense rain has caused landslides and floods in several areas of Assam, Sikkim and north Bengal, even as authorities have stepped up rescue and relief operations.
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23 Students Injured As School Bus Overturns In Sikkim
At least 26 people including 23 students were injured when a school bus carrying them overturned in East Sikkim district on Thursday, police said.
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Army Rescues 30 Tourists Stranded In Sikkim's High-Altitude Areas
Indian Army has rescued 30 tourists, including elderly women and children, who were stranded in high-altitude areas of East Sikkim, officials said on Tuesday.
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Rescue Operations Resume At Avalanche Site In Sikkim
Officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today resumed the rescue operation on Jawaharlal Nehru road in East Sikkim, where a massive avalanche came yesterday, claiming the lives of at least seven people
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Sikkim Avalanche Area 9th Most Vulnerable To Landslides In India
Sikkim's East District, which witnessed a massive avalanche that claimed several lives on Tuesday, ranks ninth in landslide density and risk exposure among all districts in the country.
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100 Students In Sikkim Suffer Severe Skin Infections Due To Nairobi Flies
Around 100 students of an engineering college in East Sikkim suffered severe skin infections after coming in contact with Nairobi flies, officials said on Tuesday.
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22 Students From Ranchi Injured As Bus Overturns In Sikkim: Police
Twenty-two college students from Ranchi were injured when their bus overturned in East Sikkim on Tuesday, police said.
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IAF Deploys Apache Choppers To Guard Borders With China In Sikkim
The Indian Air Force (IAF), in a first, on Thursday deployed its most advanced Apache fighter helicopters in Sikkim, a frontier state with China. Two of four districts in Sikkim - North and East Sikkim - share boundaries with China along the eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control, along with Arunachal Pradesh.
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In 3 Years, China Doubled Its Air Bases, Air Defences And Heliports Along India Frontier: Report
The 2017 Doklam crisis which played out between China and India in a part of Bhutan located east of Sikkim ''appears to have shifted China's strategic objectives, with China more than doubling its total number of air bases, air defence positions and heliports near the Indian border over the past three years".
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Three Sisters, Out For Picnic, Drown In River In East Sikkim
A man and his two sisters drowned in a river in East Sikkim's Dikchu where they had gone for a picnic, police said on Monday.
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Landslides Damage Dam In Sikkim, Snap Road Links
Heavy rains for the past one week have triggered a series of landslides snapping road links at several places between Gangtok and North Sikkim bordering China, and causing major damage to a dam of the NHPC in the East District, officials said on Saturday.
